Go home kids: Baltimore launches strict evening curfew for youth
BALTIMORE – As dusk crept over Collington Square Park, in east Baltimore, the children’s chatter of questions began.
Cleveland hosts Gay Games in gay marriage battleground state
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Thousands of athletes and fans are converging on Cleveland on Saturday for the opening ceremonies of the 9th Gay Games, bringing the international event to a state that has become a key battleground for gay marriage rights.
Former Manson Family killer Bruce Davis is rejected for parole
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Manson Family member Bruce Davis, who was sentenced to life in prison for two 1969 murders but was granted parole this year, was ordered on Friday to remain behind bars by California Governor Jerry Brown who rejected the …
One dead, three injured in lunch-hour shooting in downtown Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Albuquerque police on Friday were hunting for a 47-year-old gunman alleged to have shot four women, one of them fatally, in a downtown industrial park before fleeing in a car, officials said.
U.S. judge rules against NCAA, says athletes can be paid
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association must allow universities to offer student athletes a limited share of revenue, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, a decision that cuts to the heart of the NCAA’s mission to enfor…
Missing Washington girl was victim of homicide, police say
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The body of a child found near a mobile home park in Washington state was positively identified on Friday as a missing 6-year-old girl, and police said the death has been ruled a homicide.
Death of Reagan press secretary James Brady ruled a homicide: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia medical examiner has ruled the death of former White House press secretary James Brady a homicide resulting from the 1981 assassination attempt against President Ronald Reagan, a Washington police spokesman said on Fri…
Virginia governor’s wife hid gifts, says corruption trial witness
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The wife of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell was known among staffers for hiding gifts in the executive mansion, an aide to the governor testified during the first couple’s corruption trial on Friday.
Former New Jersey Republican official shot dead in apparent murder-suicide
(Reuters) – A former New Jersey Republican official who once worked with Governor Chris Christie was found dead along with her husband inside their home, officials said on Friday, in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.
U.S. judge rules against NCAA, says athletes can be paid
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association has violated antitrust laws and must allow colleges to offer student athletes a limited share of revenue, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to redefine traditiona…
